Researchers Use Video Game Tech to Steer Roaches on Autopilot

June 25, 2013

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North Carolina State University researchers are using video game technology to remotely control cockroaches on autopilot, with a computer steering the cockroach through a controlled environment. The researchers are using the technology to track how roaches respond to the remote control, with the goal of developing ways that roaches on autopilot can be used to map dynamic environments--such as collapsed buildings.
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SourceNorth Carolina State University

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